Abby's Black Belt Project

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Karate

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Learn about the benefits of karate. 

About Abby

 

I do performances to hopefully inspire other kids to do karate and volunteer with younger kids classes to help them with their training. It feels awesome to help younger students and it feels like I’m actually making a difference to the little kids. 

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    What is karate?

    Karate is a form of open hand moves, which is fighting without weapons, and karate is only to be used for self defense.

    history of karate

    Origins of Karate

     

    Karate was developed on the Japanese island of Okinawa. The people of Okinawa were forbidden to use weapons so they developed a violent and effective form of unarmed combat. 

    Development of Karate

     

    In the 1600s, these fighting methods came under the influence of Zen Buddhist physical training methods used in northern and southern China. The northern technique was quick and flashy, and the southern technique was powerful and deliberate. Ancient Chinese philosophy influenced Okinawa's fighting tradition, which was shaped into discipline. 

    The Spread of Karate

     

    Master Gichin Funakoshi introduced karate to Japan's mainland in 1916. His pupil Tsutomu Ohshima brought karate to southern California in 1955, and it quickly spread across the United States.

    Some Basic Karate Moves

     

    The most basic karate moves are front kick, jab, and cross.

    Chamber

    Front Kick

    Front Kick

    A chamber is the first part of a front kick. It's the part of the front kick where you bring your leg up while bending your knee. 

    Front Kick

    Front Kick

    Front Kick

    For a front kick you bring your leg up while bending your knee then extending your leg.

    Jab

    Cross

    Cross

     

    For jab you put right leg behind you then you put your left hand straight out in a fist with your arm extended.

    Cross

    Cross

    Cross

     

    For cross you put your right leg behind you then go up on your right toes while twisting your body and extending your right hand straight in front of you with your arm extended and your hand in a fist. 

    BENEFITS OF KARATE

    You get a good workout twice a week, and it's not just a one time thing. It's consistent, and it actually makes a difference, unlike if it only happened once.

    Every week, your instructors give you tasks to do to build good habits for your life. We also practice good habits in class to automatically apply them outside of class. 

    Karate puts you out in the open, and in the tournaments, we develop public speaking skills in front of judges. We also demonstrate in front of the class during lessons. 

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